EVALUATION OF THE

NONFORMAL AND OTHER

COMMUNITY
OUTREACH/EXTENSIONS
PROGRAMS
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•Scope of Evaluation
•Areas in Nonformal Education
Considered for Evaluation
•Planning and Conducting an
Evaluation Study
Scope of Evaluation
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Medina and Ancheta suggest that

degrees of evaluation range from casual
everyday observations and informal
inquiries to systematic and formal
investigations.
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Observation
○ Information collects
from casual
conversation and
offhand remarks,
farm and home visits,
meetings and
individual discussions.
 ○ Involve review and
Informal analysis of information
obtained from records,
studies annual reports, checklists,
questionnaires, census
data and the like.

○ NFE worker should trained

for this type of evaluation
which should form a fairly
objective basis for judging
a program.
Formal ○ Scientifically planned and
carried out to provide
studies objective information as a
basis of assessment of the
achievement of objectives or
effectiveness of methods
used.

○ Interviews, questionnaires,
compilation of data by
different devices and form
collaboration with rural
sociologists and statistical
institutions.
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Basic principles 1. Evaluation of NFE work should be well-planned and

clearly defined in scope as to what phase of a program is
useful in effective to be evaluated.
evaluation (Medina
and Ancheta)
2. NFE teachers themselves should take part in evaluation.
Self-appraisal helps those who carry out a program. It can
be usefully combined with appraisal by an outside person.

3. Everyday evaluation should be continuous and

integrated with the program development process form
its planning stage to the end.
 Basic principles 4. Reliable and effective devices should be
useful in effective used.
evaluation
(Medina and 5. Evaluation should be more concerned with
Ancheta) the achievement of behavioral changes than
the number of participants, meetings, hours,
items prepared, etc.

6. Careful analysis and interpretation of

findings should be considered when an
evaluation study is being planned.
 Areas in Nonformal
Education Considered
for Evaluation
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Areas in
Nonformal
Education Situation analysis- evaluation starts with
Considered for an investigation of the situation before a
Evaluation program is initiated.

Program planning- evaluation helps to

relate a program to actual conditions, and to
adjust it to early needs during its progress.
 Areas in
Nonformal Program action- what is being
Education accomplished during the course of the
Considered for program, and what adjustments need to be
Evaluation made?

Teaching methods- evaluation service as a

check on teaching method used.

Results- evaluation determines the extent to

which the objectives have been reached.
 Planning and
Conducting an
Evaluation Study
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Steps in
Essential
Planning an ○ Select program demanding investigation.
Evaluation
○ Clearly formulate what is to be measured.
Study
○ Determine the kind of information needed.
○ Decide to collect the information.
○ Plan how the information is being used.
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Guidelines when 1. Determine what personal and financial resources

Planning and are available and the need for making an
Conducting an investigation.
Evaluation of the ○ What cooperation is needed from outside resources
as to personnel and money?
NFE program.
○ What time is required for carrying out a study?

2. Select define a part of the NFE program that

needs to be evaluated.
○ What objectives or contents of the nonformal
education or extension are to be evaluated?
○ Which phase of this program will be evaluated, e.g.
program action, teaching methods, results, etc.
 Guidelines when 3. Decide on how to collect information and what devices
Planning and are needed.
Conducting an ○ What kind of devices are to be used-questionnaires,
Evaluation of the NFE observation forms, etc.
Program. ○ If a questionnaire is to be used, what questions should be
asked and how should they be phrased?

4. Plan tabulation
○ Type of tabulation methods and tables needed to discover
relationships.
○ Persons and equipment needed for tabulation.
 Guidelines when 5. Determine samples
Planning and
○ Define population to be sampled.
Conducting an
Evaluation of the NFE ○ Determine what sample is needed and feasible.
Program. ○ Prepare instruction for sampling.
6. Prepare for the collection of information.
○ What persons are available to collect information?
○ Select interviewers or collectors of information.
7. Collect information in the field.
○ Provide necessary supervision.
Guidelines when 8. Edit and tabulate data collected.
Planning and
Conducting an
Evaluation of the 9. Interpret facts and prepare a report.
NFE Program. ○ What are the important findings of the study?
○ Do different reports need to be written, e.g. for
professionals and for the lay people?

10. Plan the use of findings.

○ What implications might the findings have for
future work?
 1. Decide upon the need and the use of an evaluation study.
Steps in making
2. Meet with person who will plan the evaluation.
an Evaluation
Study 3. Decide upon the information you want from the evaluation.

4. Prepare the forms on which the information will be recorded

and pre-test the record forms.

5. Decide upon the population form whom you want the

information and the sampling procedure.

6. Determine who will collect the information.

 7. Train the interviewers to collect the information.
Steps in making
an Evaluation 8. Make the interviewers.
Study 9. Edit the record forms each night.

10. Analyze the records and organize the data to answer the
major questions of the study.

11. Prepare a report organized around the need for the

study and the major questions.

12. Act on the findings of the study.

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Evaluation is a fundamental part of the nonformal

education program. Every evaluation is a fundamental
part of extension/NFE program. Every extension
activity involves a conscious or unconscious appraisal
of progress and effectiveness. Evaluation of program
progress reveals strengths and weaknesses and
accordingly helps improve the program. To the NFE or
extension personnel, evaluation can provide
ratification by knowing the extent of the achievement.